THE NEWSCASTER-Pigskin Predictors
PAGE 8 - December 3, 2008
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Last Week’s Winners
Week #13
South Florida at West Virginia
No. 20 Missouri vs. No. 2 Oklahoma
NO @ TB
MIA @ STL
No. 5 USC at UCLA
NYG @ WAS
Navy vs. Army
JAC @ HOU(Mon)
Tie Breaker:
Jerry Lemp, is our winner for the 2nd week in a
IND @ CLE
No.1 Alabama vs. No.4 Florida
row and picks up 2 games on Harold to move into a
No. 22 Georgia Tech at No. 11 Ga.
tie for first place. Georgia’s loss and NC State’s
Miami (FL) at North Carolina State
win over Miami tripped up our predictors this week.
Auburn at No. 1 Alabama
Everyone stayed with Alabama and Florida for their
No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 12 Okla St
wins. They both meet in the SEC Championship this
No. 4 Florida at No. 20 Florida State
Saturday.
For the week: 9-1
For the week: 7-3
For the week: 8-2
For the week: 7-3
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# Wins-92
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# Wins-81
# Wins-93
# Losses-50
# Losses-45
# Losses-44
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schools that travel so well to bowl
standing bowls that provide games
Alabama in Atlanta and the winner
the conference title by virtue of
games create an economic windfall
for teams that had good seasons,
will almost certainly be playing for
having the higher BCS rating. Con-
By Doug Johnston
for cities that host them. How would
but not good enough to compete
the national championship against
fused? Just kick back and enjoy the
Playoff system has down side
most fans be able to travel and sup-
for national honors. The players
the winner of the Big Twelve Cham-
action. Bama and the Gators play at
port their teams if a playoff system
Not everyone has jumped
and fans from those schools would
pionship Game if it is #2 Oklahoma.
4PM Saturday on CBS and Okla-
were in place and those fans would
on the bandwagon for a playoff for
be slighted. I agree with Donlan, and
If Missouri should upset the
homa and Missouri tangle at 6PM
have to travel 3 or 4 weeks in suc-
major college football teams. Jim
also ESPN analyst Lou Holtz. Holtz
applecart and win the Big Twelve
on ABC.
50
cession to sites that would be de-
Donlan, ESPN-U college football
said on College Gameday last week
Saturday the opponent could be,
The biggest rivalry game
termined a week, at best, in ad-
analyst and former University of
that a playoff system is already in
and here is where it gets weird, #3
in the state of Florida was settled
vance? It is costly enough making
Georgia Football Coach brought
place. Every week, especially at this
Texas which actually beat Oklahoma
on a very soggy field during inter-
one trip and having weeks in ad-
some interesting points to view last
time of year, is a playoff week. Teams
in the regular season but, is ranked
mittent rain Saturday at Tallahassee.
vance to prepare travel and lodg-
week. Donlan points out that part
that have top-ten rankings are in-
behind Oklahoma in the BCS poll.
The Gators whipped the Noles 45-
ing plans, let alone shelling out big
of the enormous appeal of college
volved in playoff games every time
Because the Big 12 South is in a
15.
bucks for 3 or 4 games. It would
football is the great fan support
they take the field in November. This
three-way tie with Texas, Oklahoma
Press Box Upset of the Week
also diminish the stature of long-
many teams enjoy. Teams from
weekend #4 Florida will take on #1
and Texas Tech, Oklahoma plays for
Missouri 48 Oklahoma 45